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Where is Salta?

Salta is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, four miles north-west of the town of Aspatria, 21 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 81 miles south of Edinburgh, 230 miles north of Cardiff, and 265 miles north-west of London. Salta lies eight miles south of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Salta falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA15 postcode district. The post town for Salta is Maryport.

Salta on a map

Map showing extent of Salta as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Salta
Map showing location of Salta within the UK
Location of Salta within the UK

Which county is Salta in?

Salta is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumberland.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyCumberland
Administrative CountyCumberland

Where is Salta in Cumbria?

Salta is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cumbria, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Salta within Cumbria
Location of Salta within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Salta?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Salta is CA15 6QJ.

Where is Salta in CA15?

Salta is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CA15 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA15 postcode district.

Map showing location of Salta within CA15
Location of Salta within CA15

What is the post town for Salta?

The post town for Salta is Maryport. Salta is in the CA15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Maryport.

What is the latitude and longitude of Salta?

The centre of Salta is located at position 54.79632° latitude and -3.42987° longitude.

Latitude54.79632°
Longitude-3.42987°

What is the easting and northing of Salta?

The centre of Salta is located at the grid reference easting 308169 and northing 545541 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting308169
Northing545541

What are the nearest towns to Salta?

Position of Salta relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Salta to the centre of the town.

north-west
4m
Salta is 4 miles north-west of Aspatria
south
5m
Salta is 5 miles south of Silloth
north-east
6m
Salta is 6 miles north-east of Maryport
north
10m
Salta is 10 miles north of Cockermouth
west
11m
Salta is 11 miles west of Wigton
north-east
12m
Salta is 12 miles north-east of Workington
south-west
15m
Salta is 15 miles south-west of Annan
north-west
18m
Salta is 18 miles north-west of Keswick
north
18m
Salta is 18 miles north of Whitehaven
south-east
18m
Salta is 18 miles south-east of Dalbeattie

What are the nearest cities to Salta?

Position of Salta relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Salta to the centre of the city.

west
21m
Salta is 21 miles west of Carlisle
north-west
57m
Salta is 57 miles north-west of Lancaster
west
74m
Salta is 74 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
74m
Salta is 74 miles west of Durham
north
78m
Salta is 78 miles north of Preston
south
80m
Salta is 80 miles south of Glasgow
south
81m
Salta is 81 miles south of Edinburgh
west
82m
Salta is 82 miles west of Sunderland
south
88m
Salta is 88 miles south of Dunfermline
north-west
89m
Salta is 89 miles north-west of Ripon